Millions of pet guardians have been affected by the ongoing pet food recalls. Pet foods contaminated with melamine have tragically pointed out a serious flaw in food safety protections. The death toll is still rising and even more pet foods were recalled only last week. It was also recently revealed that contaminated ingredients have made their way into chicken feed and thus into the human food chain.
What can you do? Make the food supply safer by contacting congress now!
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Pet and Human Food Safety Act on May 1 to provide more oversight and regulation of the food industry. In a remarkable demonstration of how important this issue is, the U.S. Senate approved a Durbin amendment on pet and human food safety on May 2 -- just one day after the bill was introduced -- by a resounding vote of 94 to 0!
ACTION ALERT FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(1) Contact your Member of Congress
Make a short polite phone call to your U.S. Representative, asking him/her to support and quickly enact the DeLauro/Durbin Pet and Human Food Safety Act.
Making a call is easy. A staff member will take your message and pass it to your legislator. When you call, you can say:
"Hello my name is [your name] and I'm calling from [your town and state] to urge Representative [Rep Name] to support the DeLauro/Durbin Pet and Human Food Safety Act (H.R. 2108/S. 1274). The ongoing pet food recall has revealed that there is very little regulation of the pet food industry. We need to change this to ensure that the food consumers are feeding their pets is wholesome and safe. Thank you."
After you make your call, send a follow up email in support of safer pet food.
(2) Tell your friends how they can help.
The more people who contact Congress, the more support this legislation will receive and the better its chances of being quickly passed into law.
Here are some details on what the pet food bill will do:
- Help regulate the industry by establishing mandatory processing and ingredient standards and requiring more inspections of pet food processing plants.
- Create an early warning system to help identify possible contaminants earlier and penalize companies that don't report possible contamination.
- Ensure that any future recalls are conducted quickly by giving the Food and Drug Administration the power to order mandatory recalls of tainted food.
P.S. This legislation is an important first step toward a safer pet food supply. But in the meantime, be sure your pets are protected. Check the HSUS Pet Food Safety Center for the latest information on recalled pet foods.
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